Michel Ordener, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Michel Ordener

general of division and commander in Napoleon's elite Imperial Guard

Date of Birth: 02-Sep-1755

Place of Birth: L'Hôpital, Grand Est, France

Date of Death: 30-Aug-1811

Profession: military personnel, politician

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Michel Ordener was a general of division and a commander in Napoleon's elite Imperial Guard.
Of plebeian origins, he was born 2 September 1755 in L'Hôpital and enlisted as private at the age of 18 years in the Prince Conde's Legion.
He was promoted through the ranks; as warrant officer of a regiment of Chasseurs à Cheval, he embraced the French Revolution in 1789.
He advanced quickly through the officer ranks during the French Revolutionary Wars. In 1804, Ordener organized and led the controversial kidnapping of the Duke d'Enghien.
In 1805, he commanded a regiment of the Imperial Guard cavalry at several important battles, including the Battle of Austerlitz; although he led an energetic and opportune charge, Napoleon noted that Ordener seemed tired and predicted that the general would last only five or six years more.
Ordener participated in one more campaign and then accepted a post in the Senate.
Napoleon appointed him as Josephine Bonaparte's equerry, supervising the care and maintenance of her horses.
He followed this with the post as governor of the Emperor's household in Compiegne, where Ordener died on 30 August 1811.



Alternative names	Henri-Francois Riesner; Henri François Riesener; Henry Francois Riesener; Henri-Francois Riesener; Henri Francois Riesener
Description	French painter
Date of birth/death	19 October 1767	7 February 1828
Location of birth/death	Paris	Paris
Work location	Paris; Russia (1816–1823); Paris (1823–1828)
Authority control	: Q3130385 VIAF: 12570012 ISNI: 0000 0000 6629 4583 ULAN: 500022540 LCCN: no2017020577 WGA: RIESENER, Henri-François WorldCat